Pool-ball cabinet



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UNITED ELMEE A. BLACK, OF LGUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

POOL-BALL CABINET.

Application filed May 1,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER A. BLAoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the. county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Pool-Ball Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to'be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in pool ball cabinets and more particularly to such cabinets as are capable of discharging the pool balls into a suitable container at will. An object of the invention is'to provide a suitable pool hall cabinet'which will beso constructed as to permit the pool balls therein to be discharged into a suitable container upon the rotation of the pivoted rack.

Another object of the invention is to provide a suitable pool ball cabinet which will be so constructed as to permit the pool ball rack pivotally mounted thereon to discharge into a suitable container at will, and further provided with a latch or look which will normally hold the pivoted rack in operative position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a pool ball cabinet that will .be highly efficient in use and quite inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds:

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of my application,-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved pool ball cabinet in operative position with several balls positioned therein;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my pool ball cabinet showing the pivoted rack in position to discharge the pool balls into a container;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the cabinet or rack taken on line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the frame showing the positioning of the several antifriction rollers.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawing to designate corresponding parts.

A substantially L shaped frame is prorided with an elongated back portion 1, and

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an outwardly extending portion or support 2, which extends at right angles to the said back portion.

A stub-axle or bearing rod 3 is attached adjacentthe central portion of the back 1,

and extends out therefrom. The pool ball rack is formed with a substantially round back member 4: which extends outwardly at one side to form the extension 5 which has its opposite sides positioned at approximately right angles to each other.

A plurality of spaced transversely extending ball receiving trays 6 are attached to the outer or free surface of the back 1nem-- her 4 of'the rack and are grooved as at 7 so that the pool balls 8 will normally tend to stay in the grooved portions;

An arcuate guard member 9 is attached at its opposite ends to the back portion 1 and extends concentricallywith the circular portion of the pool hall rack and is spaced a slight distance therefrom.

A sliding catch or lock 10 is positioned adjacent the lower end of the elongated back portion 1 and is adapted to engage and seat in a notch 11 formed adjacent the end of the extension 5 in the back member 4:.

A plurality of anti-friction rollers 12 are provided mounted on the surface of the back portion 1 and are adapted to contact with the adjacent side of the back 4: of the pivoted rack so that the same will rotate smoothly and evenly.

A suitable container 13 is adapted to be positioned on the outwardly extending portion or support 2 so that the pool balls 8 will drop therein when the rotatably mounted rack is turned.

The mode of operation of my improved pool ball rack is as follows:

The opposite ends of the ball receiving tray 6 are open and normally lie in a transverse position so that the pool balls may be placed in the front end and will roll back against the guard member 9. The pivoted rack is held in position by means of the catch or look 10 and when the game of pool is completed and it is desired to play another game, the catch is withdrawn and the rack will rotate counter clock-wise due to the weight of the pool balls, whereupon the inner ends of the grooved trays will extend in a more or less vertical direction and will be out of alignment with the said guard so Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is,-

1. A pool hall cabinet comprising a back portion. an outwardly extending support attached at the lower end thereof, a rota table rack pivotally mounted on said back portion and provided with a plurality of spaced, grooved ball receiving trays, an-

arcuate guard member carried by said back member and extending concentrically with said pivoted rack, and means for holding said rack in operative position.

2. A pool ball cabinet comprising an elongated back portion with an outwardly extending support attached at the lower end thereof. a rotatable rack pivotally mounted on said back portion and provided with a plurality of spaced, grooved ball receiving trays, an arcuate guard member carried by said back and extending concentrically with ngsaoea said pivoted rack, a portion of said piv oted rack extending outwardly and having its opposite sides substantially at right angles, one of said sides being provided with a notch and means carried by said back portion for engagement with said notch for holding the pivoted rack in operative position.

3. A pool ball cabinet comprising an elongated back portion with an outwardly extending support attached at the lower end thereof, a rack provided with a plurality of spaced, grooved ball receiving trays rotatably and pivotally mounted on said back portion, an arcuate guard member carried by said back portion and extending con centrically with said pivoted rack, a plurality of anti-friction rollers carried by said back portion and being in engagement wit-h said pivoted rack, a portion of said pivoted rack extending outwardly and having its opposite sides substantially at right angles to each other, one of said sides being provided with a notch, means carried by said back portion for engagement with said notch for holding the pivoted rack in operative position, and a removable container positioned below said pivoted rack on said outwardly extending support.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ELMER A. BLACK. 

